Mourinho revealed last week, that he has celebrated all 21 major honours of his managerial career by buying a brand new watch and sticking the old one in the safe.

But if his side continue picking up points in this crazy manner, a Mickey Mouse timepiece might be more appropriate.

With Chelsea now six points clear of Manchester City with a game in hand, the clock is ticking for the chasing pack.

But there were times yesterday when the leaders looked ready to implode as they surrendered a two goal lead inside 10 comical minutes.

In the end, Remy came off the bench to silence the alarm bells, meeting Willian’s pull-back with a scuffed left-foot shot in the 77th minute which Hull keeper Allan McGregor should have kept out.

On the evidence of the first half, it was the Chelsea defence rather than his timepiece that Mourinho should consider replacing.

Vulnerability isn’t a word normally associated with Mourinho teams but there were times when Chelsea were a shambles defensively.

The uncertainty so evident during their recent Champions League exit at the hands of Paris St-Germain was there again with even the normally reliable Thibault Courtois providing a contender for clanger of the season.

Within four minutes of Eden Hazard spectacularly breaking the deadlock, Branislav Ivanovic played Abel Hernandes on-side as he latched on to Dame N’Doye’s flick, only to smash his shot far too close to the advancing Courtois.

That wasn’t Ivanovic’s only dodgy moment before the break though as he was caught out by Andy Roberton’s pace in the build-up to Hull’s first goal.

The Scotland international powered past the right back before delivering the perfect cross for fellow wing-back Ahmed Elmohamady to slide in ahead of a hesitant Filipe Luis and score at the far post.

Just 74 seconds later, Hull were level following an astonishing communication breakdown between Courtois and Ivanovic.

The keeper appeared more at fault meeting his team-mate’s back pass with a dreadful first touch as Gaston Ramirez closed him down and with Ivanovic not expecting the ball back. Hernandez was left with the simple task of firing into an empty net.

Hull did not feel sorry for themselves after going two down so early on but in contrast, Chelsea were shell-shocked and in a state of disarray after blowing a comfortable lead in a matter of moments.

It was Bruce’s men who had the upper hand for the rest of the first half.

No-one could have predicted such a dramatic turnaround after the league leaders’ blistering start.

To those who claim Mourinho’s men have lost their swagger in recent weeks, Hazard delivered an instant response.

The build-up was slick, the finish sublime. Ivanovic to Nemanja Matic to Diego Costa whose lay-off saw Hazard stride forward before unleashing an unstoppable shot from the edge of the box which gave McGregor no chance.

The Hull keeper was helpless again on nine minutes as Costa turned executioner.

There looked little on when he received Cesc Fabregas’ pass wide on the left but with Michael Dawson backing off, he curled a stunning right-foot shot past the Scot.

He might have scored again but put a header from a Luis cross over the bar but for the last 20 minutes of a rollercoaster first period, Chelsea barely broke out of their own half.

A sense of urgency returned to their play after the restart and Fabregas should have done better than drag his 49th minute shot wide after a mazy Hazard run had stretched the Hull backline.

But the afternoon was not going to plan and a clearly frustrated Costa was fortunate referee Michael Oliver failed to spot his elbow connecting with Jake Livermore’s chin as the pair grappled in the box.

Courtois redeemed himself for his earlier blunder, producing a breathtaking triple save to keep out efforts from Elmohamady, Ramirez and Livermore as Hull refused to accept the predicted script.

Costa trudged off in the 75th minute, clutching his left thigh but within two minutes, his replacement Remy pounced with his first touch, squeezing in between two defenders to convert Willian’s pass.